WILL BOOST EiLLlAM COONIY
(Continued from Page 1)
for an example what the Grange
of Mayville had been able to do
as an organization.
J. B. Goff of Lone Rock, Henry
Wilkins of Clem, C J. Quinn of
Mayville and Walter Wade of
Olex then took the floor and
heartily seconded the suggestions
of Mr. Dukek and favored or
ganizingand incorporating.
Frank Stevens of Lone Rock
then made -a motion that those
present organize into a body,
upon which Chairman Smith ap
pointed W. J. Mariner, George
Dukek, H. A. Thiessen, A.
Meresse, D. B. Thomas, and M.
Fitzmaurice to draw up the by
laws to be passed before the
meeting.
All those present became mem
bers of the Association by pay
ing the $2.50 membership fee
and passed on the by-laws. The
Association is to be known as,
The Gilliam County Improvement
League, its first object being to
secure the Experimental Farm
in Gilliam county, by encourag
ing improvements in better meth
ods of farming, - stockraising,
road making, advertising the re
sources of the county and other
work as would ordinarily come
before a County Board of Trade.
The executive committee elect
ed by those present are; D. B.
Thomas for die Condon precinct;
J. B. Goff, Lone Rock; W. S.
Wade, Rock Creek; W. J. Mari
ner, Blalock; J. L. Blalock, Ar
lington; Oscar Maley, Ferry Can
yon; and George Dukek, May
ville. This committee elected
Geo. Dukek, president; D. B.
Thomas, Treasurer; and Chas.
H. Horner, secretary.
After the election of the offic
ers the people present were giv
en a chance to express their opin
ion as to what would be the
most feasible plan to secure site
for experimental farm. Among
the large number who spoke
were: H. C. Strickland who
thought that the best plan was
to buy the land rather than to
rent C. C. Clark of Arlington
said that the committee should
first see who would be willing to
lease 300 or 400 acres of land in
different parts of the county and
how much the rental would
amount to. Mr. Clark offered
his ranch, 800 feet above the
Columbia at $1.00 per acre per
year. J. L Blalock followed
with a generous proposition and
offered 320 acres of his ranch,
seven miles from Arlington, to
the Association free of charge to
be used as an experimental farm.
Walter Wade of Olex thought
that the options should be taken
on different sections of land
with the privilege of buying as
the value of the land would be
far increased at the end of the
time and would be a good bus
iness proposition. W.J. Mariner
of Blalock had several plans to
offer, first, he thought that the
sufficient amount of land could
be rented for $800 per year for
ten or twenty years and that the
members of the Association per
haps 80 or 100 assessed at $10 per
year would make the farm a suc
cess. Another plan offered was
for the county to buy the
land and that since there was
$6,000,000 of assessable property
in this county, an. assessment of
25c on each $1,000 would
be more than sufficient and every
one should have a direct inter
est in this farm which would en
hance the value of every ranch in
Gilliam county.
The executive committee
. worked all day Wednesday in
perfecting the organization for
incorporation. How far the
work has been carried out may
be seen by the advertisement in
this issue of "proposals wanted'
for securing suitable land
Letters are to be sent to farm
ers and business men of the
county asking them to become
members of the Association,
to join the grandest movement
ever launched in Gilliam county.
Wants Aid for Eastern Oregon
Tram Oncoataa at Not. 11
President W. J. Kerr of the O.
A, C. left Wednesday for Wash-
ingion, u. u, to attend as del
egate from Oregon the conven
tion of Farmers' Institutes of
the United States, and the con
vention of the Association of
American Agricultural Colleges
and Experiment Stations While
in Washington, President Kerr
will solicit the aid of the Depart
ment of Agriculture in the work
of developing and improving
farming conditions in Eastern
Oregon. . It is his desire to have
two or three experiment stations
established in Eastern counties.
Six weeks ago President Kerr
took a party of experts from the
Agricultural Department on an
extended trip through the east
ern part of the state, and at
that time received assurances of
assistance from the Federal Gov
ernment A j ax Atoms.
School commenced last Mon
day in District No. 16 with Miss
Francis Parsons as teacher.
Miss Lela Burres who has been
very sick with acute pleurisy is
slowly improving. Dr. Gavey
of Condon was in attendance.
ConSchott and Lester Wade
were transacting business in
Ajax Wednesday.
Cleve Parsons took in the sights
of this city Sunday. He was
much surprised at seeing so
large a place.
Mrs. Andrew Palmer returned
last Friday from an extended vis
it in the Willamette Valley and
Washington.
E. G. Palmer left last Thurs
day on a business visit to St
Paul, Minnesota.
School Notes.
By Lesmk Harlan.
The Senior class elected the
following off icers last Wednes-
day: Mable Richmond, president;
Alice Farnsworth, vice-president;
Lottie Keizur, secretary: Leslie
Harlan, treasurer. The class
will select a class motto, a mas
cot a class flower etc. in the
near future, and with a few
yells will be an up to date grad
uating class in every respect
At the present time there are
thirty schools in Gilliam County.
Of these but twenty-five are now
in session. There are 36 teach
ers employed and the total en
rollment is 584 The average
daily attendance is 553 which is
certainly a good showing.
The girls held a meeting Wed
nesday afternon and decided to
organize and play basket ball.
They will use the Athletic Club
building for practicing and will
pick out two teams representing
the best players. Miss Scott and
Miss Thiessen will act as train
ers and good results can be ex-
J)CtCL
The following program will be
given at the High School next
Friday: Debate; Resolved: That
the negroes should be deported
to Africa.
Current Events Violet Walden.
Essay Tula Kinsley.
Recitation Maud Stephens.
"Hurrah for the first grad
uating class of Gilliam County.-"
Mr. Marble, the engineer at the
Electric Power House has been
pumping water at his residence
in the Rube McKinney house for
the past month with an Aermotor
gasoline engine, like the one J.
W. Dyer of Mayville tried, and
he says it is as good a pumping
engine as he has ever seen. It
is raising water over a hundred
feet and is equal to any in the
market At the same time it
only costs $60 when bought x of
Hunt the Hardware Man.
Don't forget that for $3.00 you
can get the Condon Globe, the
Oregon Semi-weekly Journal and
Pacific Monthly for one year.
Alex'Hanky and daughters,
who have been staying at the
homfrbfWm. Stewart of Thirty
Mile'for sometime, left. Monday
for "Portland.
Steve Fletcher returned Tues
day -from White. Salmon where
he has been looking' after his
fruit ranch. He will engage in
husiness m this city : during the
winter.
,r
Horace Bennett was over from
Heppner a few days this week.
The remains of John Foster
who died of heart trouble at his
home at Milton the latter part of
last week, arrived in Condon on
Monday evening and were taken
to Fossil Tuesday for interment
Mr. Foster formerly lived at Fos
sil
The Order of Eastern Star will
hold a big initiation meeting to
morrow night followed by a
supper.
Joseph Shaughnessy, formerly
of this city, against whom an in
dictment was returned by the
grand jury for the murder of A.
A. Wilcox, pleaded not guilty be
fore Circuit Judge Bradshaw at
The Dalles Wednesday. The
case will be tried during the pres
ent term of court In a quarrel
over a dog, Wilcox was fatally
stabbed in a saloon some weeks
ago.
Invitations have been received
in this city for the wedding of
Jesse Ivan Wherry and Miss
Adah Atlanta Marshall of Gol
dendale. The wedding will take
place on November 25th at Gol
dendale. Mr. Wherry is well
known here having been employ
ed by the Kerr, Gifford Co. in
this city.
The following students attend
ing the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege are registered from Gilliam
county: Ray Palmer Tracy,
Condon; Edison B. Stanley, Lone
Rock; Velma E. Edwards, May
ville; Chas. E. Stricklin, Olex;
Clarence T. West Rock Creek.
George Kohler of Fossil com
mitted suicide early Wednesday
morning by severing the jugular
vein and also the arteries in his
wrists with a pen knife. He is
a harness maker by profession
and it will be remembered, for
merly worked for J. F. Reisach
er in this city. He was the vic
tim of whiskey and it was this
habit which rendered him insane
and led to hi3 death. He had
been around the town of Fossil
all night prior to his death and
according to the best reports
was then acting in an insane
manner. His body was iouna
near the reservoir on the east
side of town about seven o'clock
in the morning. He has no rel
atives nearer than Sacremento
Calif, and the remains were ship
ped to that place for interment
Chas. Huff and A. Jones were
brought to Condon last evening
by Deputy Game Warden F. E.
Shangle of Portland, and lodged
in the county jail on the charge
of shooting geese on the river.
Mrs. R. A. Balding of Condon
is visiting Mrs. W. H. Snell thib
week Arlington Record.
Mrs. J. E. Lancaster left yes
terday morning for Eugene
where she will visit with her par
ents until after the holidays.
Jay Bowerman and R. R. But
ler returned from Pendleton
Wednesday.
E. M. Larkin arrived in Con
don Wednesday evening.
Arthur Schilling came up from
The Dalles Wednesday. .
Chas. H. Williams left Thurs
day morning for a few days' bus
iness visit in the Rose City.
STATE RAILROAD COHSSION
(Continued from page 1.)
the commission as doing and
if possible get a hearing. Mr.
Gains is the gentleman who
went around the county last sum
mer and who secured the names
of the majority of the farmers
on a contract which in case he
should be able to get a reduction
of six cents on the present grain
rates of 18 cents from Condon to
Portland, would give him 3 cents
from every hundred pounds of
grain shipped by the farmers of
this county. The Railroad com
mission have pronounced the
thing a huge graft and Wednes
day sat down on Mr. Gains, while
Oswald West of the commission
informed him that should any
reduction be secured the farmers
would enjoy the benefit while he
(Mr. Gains) would receive no
thing. As the greater share of
the farmers of this county signed
up with Mr. Gains, this cold
water cure given by the commis
sion created a good deal of amuse
ment To a representative of the
Globe Mr. Gains explained his
methods of getting at the rail
road to secure a reduction, but
crammed full of figures, statis
tics and the amazing amounts
of earnings of the rail
roads, with what it should be,
and what-well its all in Mr.
Gains big telescope suitcase and
would take a day to glance over
the Globe man went away no
wiser than before but scratching
his head, hoped that reasonable
rates might be adjusted for both
sides.
Oregon Harneas Shop
will Open Mondau-
My new stock is arriving daily
and I will have my shop open for
business on Monday, November
16th. When you are in need of
anything in my line, I respect
fully ask you to come in and look
over my stock. The best of
workmanship and prices right
Oregon Harness Shop,
Wm. Langhausen, Prop'r.
Merrifield Building, N. Main St
Subscribe for the Globe! It's
newsy every week, because it
gives the news while it is news,
The Arlington Lumber Com
pany has just received s carload
of the Old Original Rock Springs
coal.
Pompeii and Hareulanaum.
Pompeii wii burled In aibes and waa
easily disinterred, while Herculaneum
received the full force of tba crlmaon
lira, which hardened rapidly to the
eonalatencjr of marble and must be
quarried In order to reach tbe city be
neath. Owing to tbla difficulty only a
amall amount of excavating haa been
done in Herculaneum aa compared
with that which baa taken place at
Pompeii In addition, another town
sprang up on the lava above Hercu
laneum, which would have been en
dangered by the undermining necea
aary to exploration with pick and
shoveL New York American.
About Due.
A country woman residing near the
town of Sllgo, thinking her husband
waa rather late In coming borne on
Saturday with his pay, went to the
police office to Inquire If be waa there.
"Is Pat berer she asked.
"No," replied the constable, "but sit
down. We're expecting him every min
ute." London Opinion.
Hire an Export.
If you want a thing well done, don't
do it yourself in spite of what tbe
proverb says. If you really want It
well done hire an expert If you try
to do It yourself you are pretty rare
to botch It Somervllle Journal
Exquisite Harmony.
Piper The varra peat music I never
heard whatever waa doun at Jamie
ataclaucblan's. There wass fufteen o
Qfl pipers in tbe wee back parlor, all
pterin' different cbunes. I tbocbt I
was floatln in beeven. Punch,
Truthful.
Polly Plnktlghta Tbe leading man
aaya be once promised bis mother be
would never be an actor. Fanny Foot'
lights Well, he seems to be keeping
his word.
Couldn't Deny the Truth.
Mrs. Wobbles I shall never forget
dear, how Idiotic you looked when you
proposed to me. Mr. Wobbles (with
emphasis) I was idiotic Home Maga
line.
When men are friends there It bo
need of justiceAristotle.
SAMSON WIWMILLS
Proposal Wanted.
The undersigned, In behalf of
theOUllam County Improvement
Association, hereby invite the sub
mission of sites for the location of
the proposed dry farm experiment
station to be conducted under the
ausplcea of the Oregon Agricultur
al College co operating with the U.
3. Government Agricultural De
partment Sitea to consist of ii
less than 320 acre of land, eaitl
land to be located not vuder 800
feet nor over 1000 feet above sen
level, to be comparatively,, level,'
deep soil, convenient to lfvpoM
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lauon ana to nave necessary ikier
for domestlo purposes. A cash
rental projiosition for a twenty-
year term will be considered, at
will one to rent for one year with
privilege to purchase for eaih.
Oko. B. Dvkkk, Pre. ,
Chas. II. Horner, Seo., Condon, Or.
Heating stoves and ranges are
going faster from Hunts than
from all other stores in the coun
ty. Reasons: Best qualities.
lowest prices. ,
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November 14th will be ?
'Globe day." What is
Globe day ? It is the day on
which anyone may get the
Condon Globe for one year
for only $1.00; two-thirds of
the regular price. The
Globe has for the past year
been giving its readers more
news than they have ever
Deiore gotten irom any pa
per in the county, and will
continue to do bo. This of
fer is for one day only. Be
fore and after November 14
the Globe will be the usual
price. $1.60. This is an ef
fort on the part of the Globe
to increase ita subscription
list lor the benefit of its ad'
vertisers. Tell your friends
of this offer. They will ap
preciate getting all the
county news for one year
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was in town on Tuesday
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